The trailer was shown during the screening of the movie - “The Dak Knight”. Of course, this was a real teaser because it did not even show one visual from the film, except the title! Tell us what you think of the trailer in the comments section below…

We also have a new movie still from Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince:

Professor Slughorn showing Harry Potter the Felix Felicis Potion

For a full gallery of the latest pics from the 6th Potter movie, check out our squidoo lens for the same - Half Blood Prince movie

Oclumencia has disclosed that they have some high resolution still photos from the Ministry of Magic scene available with them. You might never have seen something like this, Harry, Voldemort, Dumbledore and Bellatrix Lestrange posing for a photograph together! Well, brace yourselves…

(Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort, Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix, Michael Gambon as Dumbledore and Dan Radcliffe as Harry )

Now Here’s a peek at the Gryffindor common room:

Oh and here’s Lucious Malfoy holding the prophecy…(though he actually doesn’t get his hands on it in the book or the movie)

See all the snaps in the gallery here

What has also changed is the way we watch movies or the kind of medium we use to watch movies. As a 24 year old, I remember watching movies from early to mid 90’s on ZEE CINEMA. Cable TV had still not penetrated the small towns of India. I used to wait for summer vacations to catch my favorite movies. Doordarshan provided the entertainment quota for Friday nights and Sunday evenings with the its movie offerings.

Later on, Cable TV penetrated into the small towns, the number of movie channels increased and there was a lot of more variety (only in terms of number of movies to be watched, not in terms of content). I think I have watched most of 50’s, 60’s, 70’s “hits” on all these channels over the years.

As I started my graduation in engineering, English movies became my new-found flavour. I did not have a clue about Martin Scorcese, Tarantino and the rest of the Brat Pack. This was the time I got exposed to the very best of Hollywood cinema, and understood the reason, why Hollywood rules the worldwide movie scene.

n a few years I began my foray into the Bangalore suchitra film society, where I realized that there is cinema beyond Bollywood and Hollywood. I watched a lot of European stuff in suchitra auditorium. I have attended various national and international film festivals in Bangalore and it’s really great to interact with fellow movies buffs. I can say that I am totally hooked to this unique style of filmmaking. Its been a long journey from “Amar Akbar Anthony” to “Four Women” and I hope to continue upwards on this path.

You many remember that back in December, Amazon.com was among the 7 entities that purchased Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling.

They gave out summaries of the tales, but many fans still wanted more! Well now, Amazon is having a writing contest for one lucky winner to go to London and read and review Tales of Beedle the Bard!

Contest Details

The Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest challenges Amazon customers 13 and older to creatively write a short, English-language submission of 100 or fewer words answering one of the following three questions:

* What songs do wizards use to celebrate birthdays?

* What other sports do wizards play besides Quidditch?

* What have you learned from the Harry Potter series that you use in everyday life?

Click here to enter the contest.  For more information, check out the Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest FAQ

Eligible Countries

The contest is open to muggles ages 13 and older who reside in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada (excluding the Province of Québec), China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States (the 50 states and D.C.), and the United Kingdom.

Key contest dates:

• April 9-April 22, 2008: Call for submissions.

• May 5-May 11, 2008: Semi-finalists are revealed and customers vote for their favorites.

• May 13-May 19, 2008: Finalists in each age group are revealed, and customers vote for the Grand Prize winner.

• May 22, 2008: The Grand Prize winner is announced.

Pretty tough questions even for a die hard Potter fan! Let’s see if any of our readers have an answer to them.

The owls bring us news that the 18-years-old star is smoking up to 20 cigarettes a day while filming ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,’ apparently lighting up every time the director calls cut.

Co-stars including Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are concerned for Radcliffe’s health and have been relentlessly warning him of the consequences, but he just won’t take any notice!

The movies’ franchise bosses are also a troubled lot, as they fear that Daniel’s squeaky clean image will go for a toss if he’s seen smoking in public. And this, might not be good for business. Money is what money does, after all!

Last week, a nervous Radcliffe turned to the cancer sticks when he had to perform a tricky stunt himself because his double was absent. According to our magical sources, he has been sparking up constantly since then.

So where does it go from here? Do we see a stop Daniel Radcliffe-Harry Potter from smoking campaign?